Judah (son of Jacob)

Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. He and his brothers cast their brother Joseph into a pit out of jealousy, and he also suggested that the brothers sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites. He latter married a Canaanite and fathered Er, Onan, and Shelah, and his descendants went on to found the Kingdom of Judah, which would later become known as Judea, the inhabitants of which became known as Jews.